Homopholis

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Homopholis
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H. fasciata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Uroplatinae
Genus: Homopholis
Boulenger, 1885
Diversity
4 species (see text)

Homopholis is a genus of geckos found in Sub-Saharan Africa. [1] Their diet consists of small insects, and they are oviparous.

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Species

There are four species: [1]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Homopholis.

Nomenclatural note: The spelling walbergii was corrected to wahlbergii by Smith (1849) in an errata within an addenda slip (unpaginated).

References

  1. 1 2 Homopholis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 January 2015.

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